97,000 children reportedly test positive for coronavirus in two weeks as schools gear up for instruction - CBS News

Nearly 100,000 children tested positive for the coronavirus in the last two weeks of July, a new report from the American Academy of Pediatrics finds.

Just over 97,000 children tested positive for the coronavirus from July 16 to July 30, according to the association.

Tina Hartert hopes increased testing of children will help determine what role they play in transmission, as school districts around the country return to some form of school.

Pressure to get kids back into the classroom has left superintendents in more than 13,000 different school districts across the country to figure out how to keep children safe amid a myriad of public health advisories, and handle learning differences. .

However, they are not expecting many students to get on the bus — 35% of children in the area are expected to learn remotely, while other school districts in the U.S